Stein

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Stein. Doublet of Stone and Steen. === Proper noun === Stein (countable and uncountable, plural Steins) A surname originating as a patronymic from a Scots diminutive of Stephen. A surname from German Stein. A male given name from Norwegian. A place in Switzerland: A municipality in Rheinfelden district, Aargau canton, Switzerland, across the Rhine from Bad Säckingen in Germany. A municipality in Appenzell Ausserrhoden canton, Switzerland. A settlement in Meiringen municipality, Bern canton, Switzerland. A village and former municipality, now in Nesslau municipality, St. Gallen canton, Switzerland. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Stein is the 796th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 43,389 individuals. Stein is most common among White (94.4%) individuals. === Anagrams === Tiens, set in, senti, Tines, nites, tsien, snite, set-in, tsine, neist, inset, sient, tines == Dutch == === Etymology === (Limburg) First attested as steyne in 1263. Derived from Middle Dutch stein (“stone building, castle”). (Zuid-Holland) First attested as steene in 1317. Named after Stein in Limburg. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɛi̯n/ Hyphenation: Stein Rhymes: -ɛi̯n === Proper noun === Stein n a village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands Meronyms: Catsop, Berg aan de Maas, Elsloo, Kerensheide, Kleine Meers, Maasband, Meers, Nattenhoven, Nieuwdorp, Terhagen, Urmond, Veldschuur a hamlet and former municipality of Krimpenerwaard, South Holland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Steindenaar Steins === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Stein”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[3] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Stein. === Proper noun === Stein ? a surname from German == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-. Cognate with Yiddish שטיין (shteyn), Dutch steen, Low German Steen, West Frisian stien, Saterland Frisian Steen, English stone, Danish sten, Swedish sten, Norwegian stein, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃtaɪn/ Rhymes: -aɪ̯n === Noun === Stein m (strong, genitive Steins or Steines, plural Steine, diminutive Steinchen n) stone, rock Synonyms: Gestein, Gesteinsbrocken, Naturstein any stone-like material such as brick or concrete pit (core of a fruit) Synonym: Kern (games) ellipsis of Spielstein (“piece, token, tile”) (historical) stone (unit of weight) (colloquial, in the plural) money, bucks Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Geld (regional) stein (type of beer mug) Synonyms: Bierkrug, Humpen ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Stein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Steins or (with an article) Stein, feminine genitive Stein, plural Steins) a topographic or surname originating as an occupation ==== Descendants ==== → Hebrew: אבן (éven) (semantic loan) ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “Stein”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[4] (in German) “Stein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Stein” in Duden online “Stein” in OpenThesaurus.de Stein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /steiːn/ Rhymes: -eiːn === Proper noun === Stein accusative of Steinn == Low German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɛɪ̯n/, /ʃtaɪ̯n/ === Noun === Stein m (plural Steinen) (German Low German) alternative spelling of Steen == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse Steinn, from steinn (“stone”), whence also stein. Also a short form of compound names with the element. Cognate with Faroese Steinur, Icelandic Steinn, Swedish Sten, and Danish Steen, as well as English Stone. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɛɪːn/ (North West) IPA(key): [stæɪ̯ːɲ], [stɛɪ̯ːɲ] (South West) IPA(key): [stɛ̝ɪ̯dn], [sta̝ɪ̯dn] === Proper noun === Stein m (definite Steinen) a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “stone” ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics: son of Stein: Steinsson daughter of Stein: Steinsdotter ==== Related terms ==== stein (“stone”) === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 333 Ivar Aasen (1878), Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne‎[5] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 36 Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 031 males with the given name Stein living in Norway on January 1st 2022. Accessed on 7th December, 2022. == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Stein. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʂtajn/ Rhymes: -ajn Syllabification: Stein === Proper noun === Stein m pers a male surname from German ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Stein f (indeclinable) a female surname from German === Further reading === “Stein”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[6] (in Polish) “Stein”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Stein. === Proper noun === Stein m or f by sense a surname from German == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Stein. === Proper noun === Stein m or f by sense a surname from German